Wavelength conversion using nonlinear polarization rotation in a single semiconductor optical amplifier

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 90-92

  Liu, Y ^a   Hill, M T ^a   Tangdiongga, E ^a   De Waardt, H ^a   Calabretta, N ^a   Khoe, G D ^a   Dorren, H J S ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

All optical wavelength converter; Birefringence; Nonlinear polarization rotation; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ALL OPTICAL WAVELENGTH CONVERTER; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0037252346     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.805862     Document Type: Article

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